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15

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN Will Beasley Be The No. 1 Pick In The NBA Draft?

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Apr

15

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN Playoff Push: Utah Jazz

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Apr

15

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN: J.A. Adande Lounge: Teamless In Seattle?

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Apr

15

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN Hawks Preparing For First Round Showdown With Celtics

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Apr

15

Davis, Nellie Non-Committal About Return To Warriors

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Double-speak seems to be the rule of the day these days in Oakland as according to Janny Hu of the San Francisco Chronicle,?Golden State Warriors guard Baron Davis seems to?be sending mixed messages regarding his status on the club; according to Davis on Monday, he said, “I want to win a championship here.? We’ve been to the playoffs, we’re in a playoff run right now, so my whole thing is to bring a championship to the city, to the Bay Area.? That would be great.”? Now the question is this: is Davis going to return?? According to Davis - and this telling, to a degree, “I didn’t say nothing.”

The Warriors face a unique problem - nine of their 14 players could become free agents, including Davis, Monta Ellis and Andris Biedrins.? As for Davis, he turned 29 this past Sunday; he can also, if he wishes, bypass the final year of his current contract that will pay him around $17 million and test the free agent market.? At least one thing that doesn’t exactly work in Davis’ favor is the fact that only a few teams have the financial wherewithal to take on a salary of that size.?

There’s also the issue of whether Warriors coach Don Nelson is going to return; as it were, Nelson managed to ensure that $2 million in playoff-based incentives were built into his existing contract.? Nelson is due to make $5.1 million next season.? As to whether Nelson plans to return or retire, he says that he wouldn’t be swayed by missing the postseason.? I think Nelson will be back?as will Davis; after all, despite the fact that Davis is considered a “marquee” player in the NBA, I seriously doubt that any team in the league will want to pony up what Davis makes now.? And Nelson has unfinished business in Oakland (read: getting the Warriors to the playoffs).?

Apr

15

Slam Dunk Central Presents: ESPN NBA Daily Dime: April 15th

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Apr

15

Curry’s Future With Knicks Uncertain

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Now that Donnie Walsh is the new sheriff in town (New York to be exact), one can expect some definite changes on the Knicks’ roster; it is relatively well-known that Walsh prefers big guys who are defensive-minded (Curry is quite the opposite).? In an indication that Curry may see the writing on the wall,?he told Marc Berman of the New York Post, “You never really know, especially [since] I haven’t talked to him yet, what direction he’s leaning toward going.? I’m sure Mr. [James] Dolan has given him complete control for the situation.? I got to wait to see what happens, see what kind of team he wants it to be.? I know I’ll be in the NBA next year.? That’s all I can worry about.”

The problem is that there’s things that do not exactly work out in Curry’s favor: Curry’s current contract goes?past the 2010 season, which would probably give?Walsh all the motivation he needs to send Curry packing; according to people who are familiar with Walsh’s mindset, Walsh sees a frontcourt of Curry and Zach Randolph as a redundancy - meaning they’re carbon copies of each other.? So apparently one of them has to go, and since centers are a more coveted commodity, I would expect some interest in Curry.? Now how much interest in Curry that is out there is speculative, but at least in my opinion, I see Curry as good as gone.

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